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Cover: Leonard Starr

Tales of the Unexpected #11

Mar 1957 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Who Am I?", Blake stumbles upon a mysterious crevice in a mountain that transports him to the past, where he rescues a noble man and finds himself drawn to a striking woman. When he returns to the present to fetch a weapon to protect them, the crevice vanishes—leaving him stranded in his own time. Nick Cardy’s expressive art brings the emotional weight of Blake’s isolation to life, while Leonard Starr’s cover captures the story’s haunting mystery.

Contains 5 stories
Who Am I?
6 pp · Science Fiction

In "Who Am I?", a man with no memory finds himself compelled to steal by a voice from a floating head—his creator, who now faces the consequences of his own creation. As police close in, the desperate scientist and the robot he built are forced into a final, tragic choice.

I Was a Man from the Future
6 pp · Fantasy

In "I Was a Man from the Future," Blake stumbles upon a mysterious crevice in a mountain side that pulls him into the past, where he befriends a noble man and a striking woman. Determined to protect them, he returns to the present to fetch a weapon—but when he tries to go back, the crevice has vanished, leaving him stranded in his own time.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Ghost of Hollywood
6 pp · Fantasy

In "The Ghost of Hollywood," a desperate special effects artist makes a pact with a spectral collaborator to bring impossible visions to life on screen—only to face ruin when circumstances beyond his control force him to break the agreement. The story unfolds in the golden haze of 1950s filmmaking, where ambition meets the unseen.

The Man Who Hated Green
6 pp · Detective-Mystery

In "The Man Who Hated Green," a series of mysterious comas strikes art collectors after they view paintings by Jean Malreaux—each missing one crucial color: green. When Hector Abbott notices the pattern, he begins to unravel a chilling connection between the victims and the absence of green, suspecting the artist is not who he claims to be.

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Raw (VG) $31
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $264*
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $203*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $161*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $135*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $113*
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CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $79*
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CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $62*
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CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $35*
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Full credits

artist, inker Nick Cardy
cover pencils, inks Leonard Starr

Reprints

Reprinted in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #16 (1957), Historias Fantásticas #6 (1958), Five-Score Comic Monthly #12 (1959), Mighty Comic #17 (1960), Blackhawk #178 (1962), House of Mystery #195 (1971), Skräckens timmar #[nn] (1973), La Maison du Mystère #3 (1976), Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 (2007), Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 (2012)

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